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EASA publishes Opinion to modernise EU regulatory framework for HEMS operations

EASA publishes Opinion to modernise EU regulatory framework for HEMS operations

29-Sep-2022Source: EASA

  The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published Opinion No 08/2022, proposing to modernise the European Union’s  aviation regulatory framework on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS flights), so as to increase safety and foster efficiency and proportionality while keeping the economic impact on HEMS operators to a minimum. The Opinion proposes revised requirements in respect... Read more

HAI Submits Testimony to Congress on FAA Reauthorization

HAI Submits Testimony to Congress on FAA Reauthorization

29-Sep-2022Source: HAI

  HAI President and CEO Jim Viola provided testimony today to the Senate Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety. The Subcommittee is holding a hearing today on “FAA Reauthorization: Integrating New Entrants into the National Airspace System.” Viola provided the subcommittee written testimony outlining HAI’s priorities for next year’s FAA Reauthorization bill detailing such... Read more

CNC Delivers B505 Jet Ranger X to Nebraska State Patrol

CNC Delivers B505 Jet Ranger X to Nebraska State Patrol

29-Sep-2022Source: CNC Technologies

  CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced it has delivered a completed Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter with a full airborne mission suite for the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP). Installed by aircraft integrator AeroBrigham of Decatur, Texas, the state-of-the-art mission suite provides... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $13M contract for tail gearbox assembly of H-53K

Sikorsky awarded $13M contract for tail gearbox assembly of H-53K

29-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $13,211,280 ceiling-priced order, undefinitized contract action for the procurement of the tail gearbox assembly used on the H-53K aircraft. All work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by February 2026, with no option periods. Working capital (Navy) funds in the... Read more

GPMS, Flightcell, and Blue Sky Network partner

GPMS, Flightcell, and Blue Sky Network partner

29-Sep-2022Source: GPMS

  GPMS International, Flightcell, and Blue Sky Network jointly announced a combined solution featuring their industry-leading technologies that creates a fully compliant, lightweight, cost-efficient option for operators looking to bid on the recently released U.S. Forest Service Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) firefighting contract. Executives from the companies explained that many operators are having... Read more

AEM Announces New QA Manager

AEM Announces New QA Manager

29-Sep-2022Source: AEM

  Canadian avionics manufacturer, Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp (AEM) announces Monty McEwen as Quality Assurance Manager at its Canadian headquarters in Kelowna, BC. McEwen has an extensive background in avionics and as a QA Manager. His most recent experience was at SKYTRAC Systems Ltd., where, since 2010, he held the role of QA Manager since.... Read more

Moog awarded $8M contract for V-22 Planetary Blade Fol

Moog awarded $8M contract for V-22 Planetary Blade Fol

29-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

  Moog Inc., Elma, New York, is awarded an $8,611,797 firm-fixed-price contract for the spare of the Planetary Blade Fol used on the V-22 aircraft. The contract has with no options. All work will be performed in Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2026. Working capital (Navy) funds in the full... Read more

GCH Aviation launches Heli Gin Experience

GCH Aviation launches Heli Gin Experience

29-Sep-2022Source: GCH Aviation

  Visitors to Christchurch and locals looking for something special can now leave the car behind and fly across Banks Peninsula to the beautiful town of Akaroa in the comfort of a luxury Helicopter for a new Heli Gin experience. Group Marketing manager for the GCH Aviation Group, Caroline Blanchfield says the Akaroa Craft Distillery... Read more

Triumph Engine Control awarded $56M contract for MRO of Enhanced Digital Electronic Control Unit

Triumph Engine Control awarded $56M contract for MRO of Enhanced Digital Electronic Control Unit

29-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

Triumph Engine Control Systems LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $56,322,429 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and overhaul of the Enhanced Digital Electronic Control Unit in support of Black Hawk helicopters. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date... Read more

Leonardo adds AW101 Flight Test Engineer at Yeovil

Leonardo adds AW101 Flight Test Engineer at Yeovil

29-Sep-2022Source: Leonardo

  Leonardo in Yeovil’s helicopter test flight team continues to go from strength to strength with Kealey Judd joining the crew as a trainee flight test engineer. Kealey has recently completed her first phase in qualifying as professional aircrew, a Certificate of Qualification on Type AW101 Flight Test Engineer (FTE) (Cabin) and will now progress... Read more

Bell Textron Canada to Contribute $500,000 to the FNTI

Bell Textron Canada to Contribute $500,000 to the FNTI

28-Sep-2022Source: Bell

  Bell Textron Canada Ltd, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced on September 23 a $500,000 (CAD) contribution to the FNTI (First Nations Technical Institute). The funds will be used to support skills development and training resources for FNTI’s Indigenous flight students. It will also support uninterrupted flight training to ensure student success across FNTI’s... Read more

Vertical Aerospace makes first flight of VX4 eVTOL

Vertical Aerospace makes first flight of VX4 eVTOL

27-Sep-2022

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) [NYSE: EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, saw its VX4 eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft take off from the ground for the very first time over the weekend. It becomes the first British company to start flight tests with a new aircraft in over... Read more

M3 Systems, Pipistrel, and Volocopter Complete Deconfliction Flight Tests

M3 Systems, Pipistrel, and Volocopter Complete Deconfliction Flight Tests

27-Sep-2022Source: Volocopter

  M3 Systems, air traffic management (ATM) and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operator, light and electric aircraft manufacturer, Pipistrel, and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), have completed their first joint flight test campaign in France at Pontoise airfield. The week-long flight tests simulated three different avoidance maneuvers in real-world situations where unforeseen... Read more

Erickson awarded $8.6M contract in Philippines

Erickson awarded $8.6M contract in Philippines

27-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

  Erickson Helicopters Inc., Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a modification (P00015) on fixed-price contract HTC7111-8-D-R023 in the amount of $8,662,667. The modification provides continued dedicated fixed-wing and rotary-wing air services for the Department of Defense. The option period of performance is from Sept. 28, 2022, to Dec. 27, 2023. Work will be performed at... Read more

Llamas Plastics awarded $35M contract for MRO of V-22 windshield system

Llamas Plastics awarded $35M contract for MRO of V-22 windshield system

27-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

  Llamas Plastics Inc., Sylmar, California (N00383-22-D-SJ01); and Sierracin Corp., Sylmar, California (N00383-22-D-SK01), are awarded a $35,611,200 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for the repair and overhaul of four items for the windshield system on the V-22 aircraft. This contract includes a five-year base with no options. All work will be performed in Sylmar, California,... Read more

ITC-AeroLeasing Leases Another EC225

ITC-AeroLeasing Leases Another EC225

27-Sep-2022Source: ITC-AeroLeasing

  ITC-AeroLeasing is pleased to announce another successful Eurocopter EC225LP lease transaction with a US-based operator -and longstanding client of ITC. This utility-configured heavy lift helicopter will be operated for government missions worldwide. “This transaction shows our continued commitment to our customer and ongoing trust in the EC225, which has been developed over several years... Read more

Transportes Aéreos Pegaso increases fleet with Entrol H45 FTD Level 7

Transportes Aéreos Pegaso increases fleet with Entrol H45 FTD Level 7

27-Sep-2022Source: Entrol

  Based on the H145 D3, this new device will be installed in their base in Mexico in the upcoming months, allowing all the team in Transportes Aéreos Pegaso to perform their training in-house. With this new simulator, Entrol pushes forward technological advancements and reaffirms its wish to fulfil the needs of its customers everywhere.... Read more

ERF 2022 concludes under Kopter as main sponsor

ERF 2022 concludes under Kopter as main sponsor

27-Sep-2022Source: Kopter

Kopter had three successful days at the 48th edition of the European Rotorcraft Forum European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF) 2022 which took place this year for the first time in Switzerland, in the city of Winterthur from 6 to 8 September at the ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences), thanks to Leonardo. This edition brought again the... Read more

Bell 505 flies Southeast Asia’s first helicopter flight using SAF

Bell 505 flies Southeast Asia’s first helicopter flight using SAF

27-Sep-2022Source: Neste

  Bell’s next generation five seater helicopter, the Bell 505, fueled with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) took off at Seletar Airport in Singapore for a demonstration flight. This is the first ever helicopter flight fueled with SAF in Southeast Asia. This remarkable milestone was achieved by a close cooperation between Bell, Safran Helicopter Engines... Read more

Bell signs with Cleantech Solar for Singapore Facility

Bell signs with Cleantech Solar for Singapore Facility

26-Sep-2022Source: Bell

  Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the signing of an agreement with Cleantech Solar, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions in Southeast Asia and India, to develop a 1.8 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) system at the Bell facility in Singapore. Cleantech Solar will operate the solar PV system under... Read more

Eastern Atlantic Helicopters enters Administration

Eastern Atlantic Helicopters enters Administration

26-Sep-2022

The notice below in italics was published (here) in The Gazette, an official UK website.  In the UK, “Administration” is a phase in a company enters a legal process with the aim of achieving one of the statutory objectives of an administration. This may be to rescue a viable business that is insolvent due to... Read more

First Student Naval Aviators begin training in New Helicopter System

First Student Naval Aviators begin training in New Helicopter System

26-Sep-2022Source: US Navy

  Twelve student naval aviators at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, began advanced helicopter training in the new TH-73A Thrasher aircraft in early September. NAS Whiting Field accepted the first TH-73A in August 2021 as a replacement for the 40-year-old TH-57 Sea Ranger aircraft. The TH-57 Sea Ranger provides basic helicopter... Read more

HeliOffshore launches Safety Leadership Bursary

HeliOffshore launches Safety Leadership Bursary

26-Sep-2022Source: HeliOffshore

  HeliOffshore’s mission involves identifying the right priorities and actions needed to transform frontline safety performance. This mission only succeeds if we also identify the right people to shape the safety and sustainability of our industry in the decades ahead. We’ve created the HeliOffshore Safety Leadership Bursary to develop, support and encourage future leadership talent... Read more

French Navy takes delivery of H160 for SAR missions

French Navy takes delivery of H160 for SAR missions

23-Sep-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters

  The French Navy has taken delivery of the first of six H160s that will perform search and rescue (SAR) missions. The aircraft is part of the interim fleet that will be delivered by the partnership formed between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines. “The delivery of the first H160 to a military customer is... Read more

Walker, Hansen Helicopters guilty on all counts

Walker, Hansen Helicopters guilty on all counts

23-Sep-2022Source: The Guam Daily Post

The president of Hansen Helicopters was convicted of defrauding the government by way of a scheme that involved using uncertified helicopters, mechanics and pilots. In the District Court of Guam Friday afternoon, Hansen Helicopters President John Walker was found guilty of nearly 100 charges connected to a scheme to defraud the federal government. See Full... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance receive gift of nine helmets

East Anglian Air Ambulance receive gift of nine helmets

23-Sep-2022Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

  East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is honoured to have received nine helmets as a gift in memory of Doctor Carl McQueen who died by suicide in 2016. The helmets, which all display a copy of Dr McQueen’s signature, have kindly been donated by his family to symbolise his legacy. They will not only “protect heads”... Read more

Babcock extends Great Western Air Ambulance contract

Babcock extends Great Western Air Ambulance contract

22-Sep-2022Source: Babcock

Babcock and Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) have announced a five-year contract extension to keep the helicopter emergency medical service up in the sky saving lives. The contract will see Babcock, a leading UK provider of specialist air ambulance operations, continue to provide exclusive aviation support to the charity, including helicopters fitted with the... Read more

Court dismisses counter-claim by Boston Executive Helicopters

Court dismisses counter-claim by Boston Executive Helicopters

22-Sep-2022Source: The News Desk

  Associate Judge Kathleen Campbell of the Superior Court of Norfolk, Massachusetts County, dismissed Boston Executive Helicopters’ (BEH) counterclaim for alleged intrusion by a flight level aviation fuel truck on January 21st. The ruling is one of several recent actions in Norfolk court between these two FBOs over competing rights to leases, licenses and other... Read more

FAA Will Provide Safety Expertise at Global Helicopter Conference

FAA Will Provide Safety Expertise at Global Helicopter Conference

22-Sep-2022Source: FAA

  The 3-day Vertical Aviation Safety Team Global Conference takes place Oct. 4-6 in Hurst, Texas.  FAA safety experts will be participating on panels and with presentations during the entire event. Here is a link to the conference information and a list of FAA participants. Schedule – VAST 2022 Global Conference https://conference.vast.aero/schedule/   Tuesday, Oct.... Read more

Entrol moves forward with the environmental improvement project

Entrol moves forward with the environmental improvement project

22-Sep-2022Source: Entrol

  In entrol, we have made a serious commitment to sustainability by reducing the CO2 emissions of our actions, and we have set the goal of 0 emissions by 2025, contributing to the worldwide objectives for environmentally sustainable development. ¿How are we going to reach 0 emissions? We will generate the energy we consume In... Read more

NATA Offers Unleaded Avgas Best Practices for Aviation Fuel Providers

NATA Offers Unleaded Avgas Best Practices for Aviation Fuel Providers

22-Sep-2022Source: NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released “Unleaded Avgas Conversion Considerations for Aviation Fuel Providers,” a white paper developed by the Association’s GA Fuel Subcommittee, with industry input and support, to educate fuel service providers on best practices for deploying unleaded avgas. “With the spotlight glowing ever brighter on unleaded aviation fuels, industry stakeholders have been... Read more

Helipad at Fort Indiantown Gap dedicated to two fallen Guardsmen

Helipad at Fort Indiantown Gap dedicated to two fallen Guardsmen

22-Sep-2022Source: Pennsylvania National Guard

  A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield was dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony here, Sept. 17, 2022. The two pilots were killed April 9, 2013 when the AH-64 Apache helicopter they were flying crashed during a flight mission... Read more

Enstrom Helicopter launches RotorWire newsletter

Enstrom Helicopter launches RotorWire newsletter

22-Sep-2022Source: Enstrom

  Enstrom Helicopter announced today the launch of their email newsletter “RotorWire.” “Keeping our customers and fans of Enstrom Helicopters informed of what’s happening at Enstrom is a priority of ours,” said Dennis Martin Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Enstrom. “And we thought one great way to connect with people directly was with... Read more

Lockheed Martin to produce 12 MH-60Rs For The Royal Australian Navy

Lockheed Martin to produce 12 MH-60Rs For The Royal Australian Navy

21-Sep-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a firm-fixed price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Procured via the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales agreement, the new aircraft will add a third ‘Romeo’ squadron of unparalleled capability to the RAN’s Fleet Air Arm.... Read more

CareFlite Joins Bell at Innovation and Commercial Team Meeting

CareFlite Joins Bell at Innovation and Commercial Team Meeting

21-Sep-2022Source: Bell

  Every quarter, hundreds of Bell employees gather to collaborate on ground-breaking ideas and emerging technologies during Bell’s Innovation and Commercial Business team meeting. During the most recent meeting, CareFlite representatives took the stage to share how Bell aircraft support their life-saving missions and to highlight their long-established business relationship with Bell. “Bell has played... Read more

Airbus extends collaboration with Ecocopter

Airbus extends collaboration with Ecocopter

21-Sep-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters

  Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services across various countries in Latin America. This is a major step toward the co-creation of a functioning urban air mobility ecosystem in the region. With this agreement, the partners will explore and define launch... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $13M for V-22 avionics work

Bell Boeing awarded $13M for V-22 avionics work

21-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $13,442,656 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F2038) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0002). This order provides engineering, management, technical, and acquisition support for the implementation and sustainment of V-22 capability defect packages for V-22 avionics and flight controls systems. Work will be performed in Ridley Park,... Read more

Bell Selects Sierra Nevada for HSVTOL

Bell Selects Sierra Nevada for HSVTOL

21-Sep-2022Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it has entered into a teaming agreement with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a global aerospace and national security company, for Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft. As part of the collaboration, SNC will specifically support the design and development of mission systems... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract for services for H-60 and H-53

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract for services for H-60 and H-53

21-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $26,137,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides engineering technical field services in support of various fleet activities to inform, instruct, and train Navy and Marine Corps military and civilian personnel in the installation, operation, and maintenance of the H-60 and H-53 series aircraft, to include technical guidance... Read more

ARTEMIS Plays Key Role in ARCSAR Rescue Exercise

ARTEMIS Plays Key Role in ARCSAR Rescue Exercise

21-Sep-2022Source: Smith Myers

  The ARCSAR (Arctic and North Atlantic Security and Emergency Preparedness Network)  – Project Livex 2022, mass rescue exercise has become the latest use case proving the role of Detect, Locate and Communicate solutions in Search and Rescue operations. Smith Myers director Peter Myers was amongst 50 specialists selected from member organisations of ARCSAR, to... Read more

Bell awarded $228M for H-1 with System Configuration Sets

Bell awarded $228M for H-1 with System Configuration Sets

21-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $228,168,591 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides the H-1 Light/Attack helicopter with new and modified capabilities through System Configuration Sets, which is a combination of software and/or hardware configuration item changes integrated into a previously deployed baseline configuration. These efforts include work on the... Read more

Skyryse Appoints VP of Product and Marketing to Lead Commercialization

Skyryse Appoints VP of Product and Marketing to Lead Commercialization

21-Sep-2022Source: Skyryse

  Skyryse, a transportation company building the future of general aviation, has appointed Will Fulton as Vice President of Product and Marketing. At Skyryse, Fulton will lead strategy, execution, and growth of its FlightOS product, which makes flying safer and more accessible. Fulton joins Skyryse from Airbus Helicopters where he served as Head of Marketing... Read more

True Blue Power adds USB charging at 7x speed

True Blue Power adds USB charging at 7x speed

21-Sep-2022Source: True Blue Power

True Blue Power, today, announced the addition of 100-watt USB-C charging ports to the company’s line of MAX Power USB Chargers (TA360 Series). Engineered with the latest Power Delivery (PD) technology, the new, 100-watt chargers deliver 7 times more power than competing products and will meet the requirements of personal electronics in the cabin and... Read more

WAI Relaunches Aviation for Girls App

WAI Relaunches Aviation for Girls App

20-Sep-2022Source: WAI

  To commemorate the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day, Women in Aviation International is relaunching a free and year-around Aviation for Girls App to enhance youngsters’ learning experience. Available on Apple and Android devices, the user-friendly AFG App is custom designed for WAI to provide an extraordinary engaging and educational experience. This new app features... Read more

Brazil acquire 27 H125s

Brazil acquire 27 H125s

20-Sep-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters

  The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air Force. The H125 will be produced in the H125 final assembly line located in Itajubá, Brazil at Helibras’ factory where the H225Ms for... Read more

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

19-Sep-2022Source: HeliHub.com

Today is the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In honour of her dedication to duty over an amazing 70 years and the public holiday here in the UK where HeliHub.com is based, we are not posting any news today. Long live the King... Read more

CH-53K completes first exercise

CH-53K completes first exercise

15-Sep-2022Source: US Marine

  Arid, hot air sits heavy over the mountains. Soon, the autumn winds will sweep the lands to chase away the heat, but before they can, the chop of helicopter rotor blades can be heard through the valleys. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 has been here before, but never with the latest innovation in... Read more

Bristow to Present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

Bristow to Present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

15-Sep-2022Source: Bristow

  Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Bristow’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Whalen is scheduled to present on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 3:35 p.m. MDT... Read more

HeliOffshore releases research report on Unexpected Events

HeliOffshore releases research report on Unexpected Events

15-Sep-2022Source: HeliOffshore

On 14 September 2022, HeliOffshore released a paper from its Pilot Monitoring Research work titled ‘Summary of Research and Applied Training Tools’. The paper explores new deep-dive research into patterns of pilots’ attentional focus in cockpit monitoring following unexpected events. The report aims to enhance the industry’s understanding of these issues and inform mitigations. Using... Read more

Aerovironment updates Vapor UAS with more payload and range

Aerovironment updates Vapor UAS with more payload and range

15-Sep-2022Source: AeroVironment

  AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR® Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX. Delivering new levels of operational performance with a completely redesigned modular autonomy framework, VAPOR 55 MX enables increased endurance and expanded payload capacity to meet current and... Read more

NBAA calls on NY bizav community to contact Governor over Noise Bill

NBAA calls on NY bizav community to contact Governor over Noise Bill

15-Sep-2022Source: NBAA

  NBAA has issued a call to action urging members of New York’s business aviation community to write Gov. Kathy Hochul and urge her not to sign Senate Bill S7493A, which would allow anyone to sue a pilot, flight department, line service personnel or company employee operating in the state for alleged helicopter noise pollution,... Read more

TracPlus appoints business development rep for North America

TracPlus appoints business development rep for North America

14-Sep-2022Source: TracPlus

  TracPlus (www.tracplus.com), a global real-time tracking and communications leader and supplier of best-in-category integrated solutions for service sectors including Defence and Security, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/First Responders, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Utility operations across Aerospace, Maritime and Land sectors announces that Dave McGrath, an experienced senior aviation business development and marketing professional, has joined the North... Read more

FAA approves AeroBrigham Bell 505 attachment point STC

FAA approves AeroBrigham Bell 505 attachment point STC

13-Sep-2022Source: AeroBrigham

  AeroBrigham LLC based in Decatur Tx has completed a new bell 505 helicopter accessory fitting designed to improve safety Developed as an attachment point for utility operations such as personal restraint harnesses during doors-off flight operations, the assembly is now FAA-approved as a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) component. Each machined aluminum assembly can be... Read more

Irish Community Air Ambulance launches campaign to raise €100K for portable ventilators

Irish Community Air Ambulance launches campaign to raise €100K for portable ventilators

13-Sep-2022Source: The Irish Community Air Ambulance

The Irish Community Air Ambulance is launching a fundraising campaign at the National Ploughing Championships to provide its ground based Volunteer Emergency Medical Responders with advanced lifesaving equipment. The charity has set a target of raising €100,000 to purchase portable ventilators. The organisation’s volunteer medics are often called to rural and isolated locations across Ireland... Read more

Lockheed Martin, AT&T Demonstrate 5G High Speed Transfer

Lockheed Martin, AT&T Demonstrate 5G High Speed Transfer

13-Sep-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and AT&T* securely and rapidly transferred UH-60M Black Hawk health and usage data through an AT&T 5G private cellular network and Lockheed Martin’s 5G.MIL® multi-site pilot network in a test conducted Aug. 4 at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut. The test demonstrated that wireless 5G technologies on the flight... Read more

CAE awarded $7M contract for advanced helicopter flight training

CAE awarded $7M contract for advanced helicopter flight training

13-Sep-2022Source: US DoD

  CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Florida, was awarded a $12,529,210 modification (P00014) to contract W9124G-20-C-0008 for advanced helicopter flight training. Work will be performed in Tampa, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 9, 2027. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $7,378,257 were obligated at the time of the... Read more

UAV Navigation Releases Its New Visual Navigation System

UAV Navigation Releases Its New Visual Navigation System

13-Sep-2022Source: UAV Navigation

  UAV Navigation releases its new Visual Navigation System (VNS). This exciting new capability is bound to cause a stir amongst manufacturers and end users of NATO Category I and II UAS. The compact and lightweight device, which is provided as an optional peripheral to the main Flight Control System (FCS), enables the safe and... Read more

NASA, Joby and FAA develop eVTOL use cases in Dallas/Fort Worth area

NASA, Joby and FAA develop eVTOL use cases in Dallas/Fort Worth area

13-Sep-2022Source: Joby Aviation

  NASA and Joby collaborated with the FAA to develop five use cases for operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area.  The report describes how Joby aircraft could navigate between vertiports within a region with a high volume of conventional air traffic and provides recommendations for introducing Joby operations at DFW.  The objective of the... Read more

PCX Aerosystems Acquires NuSpace

PCX Aerosystems Acquires NuSpace

13-Sep-2022Source: PCX Aerosystems

  PCX Aerosystems (“PCX”), a market-leading producer of advanced mechanical systems for the aerospace industry, announced the September 2, 2022 acquisition of NuSpace, Inc. (“NuSpace”) from Cornerstone Capital Holdings and members of the NuSpace leadership team. With engineering and manufacturing roots going back to 1907, NuSpace has evolved from a diversified mechanical systems manufacturer into a... Read more

Viterra and STARS join forces to launch Annual Fundraising Calendar

Viterra and STARS join forces to launch Annual Fundraising Calendar

13-Sep-2022Source: STARS

  Viterra Canada Inc. (“Viterra”) announced today that it is once again teaming up with STARS to sponsor the non-profit’s 2023 fundraising calendar. This is the eighth consecutive year that Viterra has covered the full printing costs of the calendar, representing a cumulative value of more than $1.8 million in sponsorship in support of the... Read more

Virginia State Police Adds B412EPi To Emergency Fleet

Virginia State Police Adds B412EPi To Emergency Fleet

13-Sep-2022Source: Bell

  From navigating Virginia’s coastal plains, populous major cities, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Virginia State Police provides law enforcement and emergency services to more than 8.5 million people throughout the state. When their everyday mission brings diverse challenges, the Virginia State Police relies on their six Bell aircraft to successfully complete lifesaving missions.... Read more

Air Methods closes LifeSave KūPono in Hawaii

Air Methods closes LifeSave KūPono in Hawaii

13-Sep-2022Source: Air Methods

  The parent company of LifeSave KuPono shut down the air ambulance service Wednesday, leaving just one air ambulance company serving the islands. “I now there’s a lot of people that are hurting today,” said certified flight registered nurse Noel Kuehner. See Full Story.... Read more

Genesys Aerosystems Receives EASA Certification for HeliSAS® Autopilot for B505

Genesys Aerosystems Receives EASA Certification for HeliSAS® Autopilot for B505

13-Sep-2022Source: Genesys Aerosystems

  Genesys Aerosystems, a Moog Inc. company, announced today that it has received full EASA certification approval for the HeliSAS® Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System on the Bell 505 platform. The EASA approval covers both 2-axis and 3-axis configurations. The new certification approval is in addition to the existing FAA STC plus CAA and ANAC... Read more

Apprentices help Bristow keep a keen eye on the future

Apprentices help Bristow keep a keen eye on the future

13-Sep-2022Source: Bristow

  Bristow gave a warm welcome to ten new apprentices this summer – one of the largest groups to join the business in more than two decades. The new arrivals, who were carefully selected from more than 350 applicants, came to Aberdeen headquarters to get their apprenticeships underway with a week-long behind the scenes look... Read more

Savback Helicopters announces new Commercial Director

Savback Helicopters announces new Commercial Director

13-Sep-2022Source: Savback Helicopters

Savback Helicopters is pleased to announce the appointment of Fredrik Bergman as Commercial Director, effective immediately. Fredrik will lead public sector customer liaison and sales in the Nordics for the company’s expanded portfolio of aircraft, including drones and eVTOL’s.  He will also provide support to the Savback team on wider commercial sales opportunities. Fredrik, a... Read more

Safran contract renewed for US Army UH-72 Lakota engine support

Safran contract renewed for US Army UH-72 Lakota engine support

13-Sep-2022Source: Safran Helicopter Engines

  Safran Helicopter Engines has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to continue supporting Arriel engines powering the U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet. This contract formalizes a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and service agreement supporting  over 900 Arriel 1E2 and Arriel 2E engines, operated by theU.S. Army on its UH-72A and UH-72B.... Read more

Sloane Helicopters wins Air Ambulance NI contract

Sloane Helicopters wins Air Ambulance NI contract

13-Sep-2022Source: AANI

Following a competitive tender exercise which commenced in October 2021, Air Ambulance NI is delighted to announce a 10-year partnership agreement with Sloane Helicopters Limited to provide two HEMS AW109 helicopters, pilots and aircraft maintenance for Northern Ireland’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). The new agreement will commence on the 17th of September 2022. The... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance Celebrates support from Norwich Airport

East Anglian Air Ambulance Celebrates support from Norwich Airport

12-Sep-2022Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

  East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has recognised Norwich Airport for its long-standing support with a special plaque celebrating their partnership over the years.   The Airport has been named on the charity’s ‘thank you wall’ at EAAA’s state-of-the-art base at Helimed House, Hangar 14 as a token of appreciation for the services it provides.... Read more

Poland chooses AH-64E Apache, with plans to buy 96

Poland chooses AH-64E Apache, with plans to buy 96

12-Sep-2022Source: Boeing

The Government of Poland today announced that Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] AH-64 Apache has been selected for its KRUK Attack Helicopter program. “Boeing is honored the Government of Poland has selected the AH-64E Apache for the Polish Armed Forces’ new attack helicopter fleet. An Apache selection strengthens U.S-Polish military ties by enhancing interoperability and cooperation between... Read more

Airmedic welcomes plans for national EMS program in Canada

Airmedic welcomes plans for national EMS program in Canada

12-Sep-2022Source: Airmedic

  Airmedic’s Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Larochelle, takes note of the promise of the Coalition Avenir Québec to set up a national medical air transport program and is delighted that another step has been taken towards the establishment of a pre-hospital emergency and inter-hospital service accessible to all citizens of Quebec. For more than 20 years, several... Read more

MD Helicopters Announces New Ownership and Leadership

MD Helicopters Announces New Ownership and Leadership

12-Sep-2022Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, LLC (MDH) is pleased to announce new ownership and leadership. An investment consortium led by MBIA Insurance Corp., Bardin Hill, and MB Global Partners has acquired the company and established new leadership. Brad Pedersen will lead the team as MD Helicopters’ President and CEO. Brad brings over 35 years of aerospace experience delivering accelerated... Read more

American Helicopter Museum Offers Free Museum Day Admission

American Helicopter Museum Offers Free Museum Day Admission

12-Sep-2022Source: American Helicopter Museum

  The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) is proud to announce its participation in the 18th annual Museum Day 2022 on Saturday, September 17. Museum Day 2022 features a downloadable branded ticket for free admission to participating museums around the country courtesy of Smithsonian magazine. “We are so thrilled to be able to bring Museum Day... Read more

Spectrum Aeromed Introduces New President

Spectrum Aeromed Introduces New President

12-Sep-2022Source: Spectrum Aeromed

  Chase McCown has been named President of Spectrum Aeromed. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, McCown comes to Spectrum Aeromed a proven leader in aerospace industry operations. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds Master’s degrees in both Systems Engineering and National Security & Strategic Studies. McCown is... Read more

United Invests Another $15M in Electric Flying Taxi Market with Eve

United Invests Another $15M in Electric Flying Taxi Market with Eve

12-Sep-2022Source: Eve Air Mobility

  United announced a $15 million investment in Eve Air Mobility and a conditional purchase agreement for 200 four-seat electric aircraft plus 200 options, expecting the first deliveries as early as 2026. This marks another significant investment from United in flying taxis – or eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle) – that has the... Read more

Magpas Air Ambulance breaks ground on airbase

Magpas Air Ambulance breaks ground on airbase

12-Sep-2022Source: Magpas Air Ambulance

  Monday, 18th July, Magpas Air Ambulance and developers Lindum marked the start of construction of the long-awaited new home for the Cambridgeshire-based emergency medical charity, after the site of its current operations base at RAF Wyton was sold for development. The new building will be equipped to better support the charity’s growing 24/7 operations... Read more

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